Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them has more deleted scenes than any of the Harry
Potter movies, according to producer David Heyman.
Yippee ki-yay movie lovers, it's Jan here, and I'm going to talk about some of the deleted
scenes that didn't make it into the first Fantastic Beasts movie, as well as some of
the things we can look forward to in the Fantastic Beasts sequel.
Of course, I'll be talking spoilers, so if you're not ready for those, check out my spoiler-free
Fantastic Beasts movie review here.
Now, do you remember that little wisp of the Obscurus that drifts up and out of the subway
after the final battle?
Well, although the Aurors thought they'd destroyed the Obscurial, it was definitely a hint that
we haven't seen the last of Credence Barebone.
And there's actually a deleted scene that would have made his setup for Fantastic Beasts
2 a lot more obvious.
In the scene Credence boards a boat, and it seems like it might have been the one that
Newt was getting on at the end of the movie.
Producer David Heyman has said they didn't want to make the set-up of Credence for the
next movie so obvious, but it feels like this could have been a really good post-credits
stinger.
A scene cut early on in the movie featured Jacob and his girlfriend, before he met Queenie.
The scene had Jacob returning from the bank to the street where he lives to find his girlfriend
waiting for him.
Director David Yates explained that in the deleted scene "she runs down the street [and
asks Jacob] 'How did it go?
Did you get your loan?'"
When Jacob replies that the bank didn't give it to him, she takes off her engagement ring
and leaves him.
J.K.
Rowling originally wanted the scene cut from the final script, but Yates insisted on filming
it as he thought it would be a touching moment.
Yates said that it was cut in the end because it was no longer needed to help the audience
empathise with Jacob by that point.
There's a really wonderful cut scene which was teased in one of the trailers.
The snippet we did see in the trailer is with Jacob and Newt who are sat down in his menagerie,
smiling and applauding with Jacob saying "I wanna be a wizard."
This was part of a much longer scene in which Queenie and Tina sing the Ilvermorny school
song as part of the discussion that Newt, Tina and Queenie are having about whether
Hogwarts or Ilvermony is the better wizarding school.
Alison Sudol who plays Queenie is a singer as well as an actress and she wrote the song
which both she and Katherine Waterston sang.
Unfortunately, it slowed down the momentum of the film and was cut, but David Yates has
promised it will appear on the Blu-ray and DVD extras.
Originally, there was an extended version of the scene at Macy's department store.
While Jacob and Queenie were trying to catch the Demiguise, which is charging around the
store, it tramples over Jacob, who grabs on to the creature.
We then see Jacob getting dragged around by something that's invisible.
Dan Fogler, who plays Jacob, has said the moment is reminiscent of how Indiana Jones
gets pulled around behind a truck in Raiders Of The Lost Ark.
The deleted scene finishes with a slapstick moment as the Demiguise suddenly goes around
a corner sending Jacob crashing into a clothing display, and as Queenie runs over to check
if he's OK, Jacob pulls on a hat and smiles as if nothing had happened.
Eddie Redmayne who plays Newt Scamander has revealed that there was a shirtless scene
that he had to spend seven months working out for, but it ended up being deleted from
the final film!
J.K.
Rowling had written in the script that Newt needed to be buff in the scene which showed
him into his briefcase and down into his menagerie where he pulled off his shirt, revealing numerous
war wounds and scars.
So those were some of the scenes cut from the theatrical release of Fantastic Beasts,
but what do we know about what we can look forward to in the Fantastic Beasts sequel!?
Well, there are going to be four more movies in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, each one
set in a different city.
The five movies take place over a period of 19 years, with the first film starting in
1926 and the saga ending in 1945.
Now, 1945 marks the year that Dumbledore and Grindelwald had their epic battle that ends
the Global Wizarding War.
We already got the reveal of Grindelwald at the end of this movie with a short cameo by
Johnny Depp, and a young Dumbledore has been confirmed to appear in the sequel, although
at this point casting hasn't been confirmed.
Dumbledore was born in 1881 so the actor playing him could well be in his late 40s.
Who would you like to see playing a young Dumbledore in the sequels?
Another storyline was teased for the sequel thanks to the mention of Leta Lestrange mid-way
through the film and again at the end when Tina asked Newt more about Lestrange and he
seemed to be evasive in his answers.
Divergent series star Zoe Kravitz has already been cast as Leta Lestrange and is confirmed
to appear in Fantastic Beasts 2.
It'll be interesting to see how her character ties in with the Lestrange family from Harry
Potter and also with the reveal in The Cursed Child that Bellatrix Lestrange is the mother
of Voldemort's child.
There was also an interesting tease that Jacob may not have been completely obliviated at
the end of the movie after Queenie kissed him and shielded him with her magic umbrella
after he stepped out into the rain.
After all, he seemed to recognise her when he saw her in his bakery where he'd made lots
of cakes in the shape of the fantastic beasts.
Dan Fogler, the actor who plays Jacob, has hinted that his character has likely been
affected by all the magic he's been in contact with such as being bitten by a murtlap, eating
magical strudel, and being treated with Newt's potions.
And although Newt, Tina, Queenie and Jacob are all confirmed to appear in the next movie,
producer David Heyman believes that they may not be at "the heart of all" the movies.
In fact, it seems that in the next film it will actually be Credence and Grindelwald
who "will be the main players".
All of this means it looks like in the sequel we're going to be getting more emphasis on
building the struggle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald.
It's more like the Harry vs Voldemort conflict from the Harry Potter franchise.
So, although the beasts will be taking something of a back seat in the sequel, director David
Yates has confirmed they are planning on introducing some new beasts, including a particularly
special Chinese fantastic beast.
So, guys, what do you think about the deleted scenes and do you think any of them should
have stayed in the movie?
And what would you like to see happen in the sequel?
Do let me know in the comments below.
If you enjoy finding out about deleted scenes from movies you love, then check out my full
playlist below or you can also watch the full Fantastic Beasts press conference with J.K.
Rowling and the cast below.
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